The Study of Substitute Military Service System in Taiwan，1992-2012
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Chu, Hsiang-Ling
Abstract
The study is conducted with historical structure of the causal context timeline. The purpose of the study is to observe, interpret and analyze the different periods of Substitute Military Service system development and implication thereof. Since 1992, the government has divided into three stages including “The formation of Substitute Military Service 1992 – 1998”, “The Operation of Substitute Military Service 1998 – 2005” and “The amendment of Substitute Military Service 2005 – 2012”. This paper is to explore Substitute Military Service system from scratch and change processes thereof. The system is also implied by mobilization of bias and relevant actors or group (civil society, national authorities) in how to utilize different endowments to contribute the mobilization of bias, and encourage the formation of Substitute Military Service. From the research also discovered the highlight functions of Substitute Military Service, also the aim of effectively assist and play an important role in the transition period of our national military service between “Conscription” and “Volunteer Force”.
In particular, the Substitute Military Service system is embedded in the national military service system, with the “Armed Forces Refining Program (Jing- Shih Program)”, “Jingjin Program” and “Jing-Ts’ui program” processes of innovation. The length of civilian service has been reduced year by year in order to adjust the population ratio of compulsory military officers and volunteer officers. From 2015, Taiwan will fully implement “Volunteer Force” to cooperate with military service system transformation. Constantly adjust to the evolution of Substitute Military Service system in historical context and relevant actors or group in between of interactions. In contrast, the system dynamic changes to re-examine the problems and determine the value from Substitute Military Service, as well as to create a new culture of Substitute Military Service, thus, this system will move toward a whole new alteration or discontinue with a meaningful ending.
Major conclusions of this study has founded with short term recommendations for Substitute Military Service:
1. Required authorities should re-examine the human resource issues.
2. The competent authorities should plan to improve supporting measurement of volunteer force, in order to solve number of increasing on Substitute Military Service during the "transition period".
3. The implementation convened mechanism of Substitute Military Service to play a social service functions.
And long term recommendations are:
1. Evaluate the feasibility and plan to enhance the social welfare for short period of Substitute Military Service.
2. Stop supply Substitute Military Service after volunteer force has fully implemented and promoted with all conditions.
From all short term and long term recommendations above, this paper concludes with those recommendations will provide as references for future system development in Substitute Military Service area.
Subjects
SUBSTITUTE MILITARY SERVICE SYSTEM
MILITARY SERVICE SYSTEM
VOLUNTEER FORCE
RELEVANT ACTORS OR GROUP
MOBILIZATION OF BIAS
Type
thesis
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